Science International: A History of the International Council of Scientific Unions - Couverture souple

Greenaway, Frank

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0521028108 ISBN 13 : 9780521028103

Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Science International The creation, operation and achievements of ICSU's first century of scientific progress. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Science International is the history of a worldwide organization of scientists, now involving thousands of participants, which was started a century ago when a few visionaries founded the International Association of Academies (1899–1919). This was succeeded by an International Research Council, which, in 1932, became the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU). The initiative to have an international arena for scientists survived two global wars, as well as immense economic and social change in the twentieth century. This history describes how national academies and international unions of scientists from specific disciplines learned to work together, and shows how from these alliances sprang great co-operative projects such as the International Geophysical Year and the International Biological Programme, as well as the creation of a global scientific organization directed to the study of the entire planet and prospects for the human race.

Revue de presse :

'Greenaway's book is a labour of love and will certainly be an eye-opener to any scientist who reads it closely. It portrays an organization which is itself a labour of love, created and nurtured by selfless well-wishers of the world's scientific enterprise. It is excellent value for money, and I commend it without reserve.' Robert Cahn, European Review

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Cambridge University Press
• Date d'édition: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521028108
• ISBN 13: 9780521028103
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 292